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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
noun, female, inanimate
often used word (#402)
often used word (#402)
Noun basics
Gender:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
Is it living?:
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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family
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- Он скуча́ет по свое́й семье́. He misses his family.
- За исключе́нием сестры́, моя́ семья́ не смо́трит телеви́зор. Apart from my sister, my family doesn't watch TV.
- Он сде́лал фотогра́фию семьи. He took a photograph of the family.
- Пожалуйста, переда́й от моего́ и́мени приве́т всей вашей семье́. Please give my regards to your family.
- У меня есть семья́. I've got a family.
- У ка́ждой семьи есть скеле́т в шка́фу. Every family has a skeleton in the closet.
- Четыре семьи у́мерли в пожа́ре. Four families were killed in the fire.
- Чле́ны семьи поу́жинали вместе. The family ate dinner together.
- Почему? Потому что его семье́ нужны́ бы́ли де́ньги, вот почему. Why? Because his family needed the money, that's why.
- Сименс. Мы нужны́ ка́ждой семье́. Siemens. No family can do without us.
Declension
Note: Stress change
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | семья́ | се́мьи |
gen. genitive | семьи́ | семе́й |
dat. dative | семье́ | се́мьям |
acc. accusative | семью́ | се́мьи |
inst. instrumental |
семьёй семьёю |
се́мьями |
prep. prepositional | семье́ | се́мьях |